How long have you been flying?? The reason I'm asking is,checking ALL control surfaces would be the FIRST thing that an experienced pilot would do. Especially, on a new plane, one that you had problems with BEFORE trying to fly it. However this turns out for you, hang in there,because this IS a great hobby & can be very satisfying!! It is an unfortunate thing that people think that an ARF is almost ready to fly ( they're not), & a RTF, still will have things that need to be done (before flying )! These planes look sooo cool & easy to fly & sometimes ( they are not!!!)the retailers DON'T do a very good job explaining that. These planes look like toys, they are not !! Anything that weighs 3 to 10 lbs. & can fly at 50MPH or much more aren't a toy !!!! From reading your thread, I understand your " experience was not enjoyable, however, I don't understand how you could honestly blame the product. Good luck